"Taxi Driver" Limited Edition DVD Cover

Sony Home Entertainment has release the DVD cover for the new collector's edition of "Taxi Driver." The 1976 film is directed by Martin Scorsese and stars Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd and Harvey Keitel. The story revolves around a mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran, who works as a nighttime taxi driver in a city whose perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to violently lash out.

The Oscar nominated film will come as a two-disc limited edition DVD set, which will include a newly re-mastered 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround track.

According to DVDActive, there is no shortage of bonus material here. Extras will include a video introduction by Martin Scorsese, an audio commentary by Writer Paul Schrader, a second commentary by Professor Robert Kolker, a Martin Scorsese on Taxi Driver featurette, a Producing Taxi Driver featurette, an Influence and Appreciation tribute to Scorsese, and a God's Lonely Man featurette on the loneliness themes as seen in the film. Completing the package will be a featurette on the New York locations, some storyboard to film comparisons with Scorsese introduction, a making of documentary, animated photo galleries, Taxi Driver Stories, and the original screenplay.

The DVD set becomes available to own on August 14th for around $24.96.